Twitter erupts as Shahrukh Khan’s last-ball six takes Tamil Nadu to a thrilling win in SMAT final

Shahrukh Khan‘s scintillating display of attacking batting powered Tamil Nadu to their second successive Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2021 title. The right-handed batter smashed an unbeaten 33 off 15 balls to help his team beat their arch-rivals Karnataka in the SMAT final Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday.

Chasing 151, the defending champions needed 16 runs off the last over. Karnataka captain Manish Pandey gave the ball to Prateek Jain, and the bowler almost got his team home as he needed five runs to defend on the final ball.

However, Shahrukh had some other plans as he smashed a bit hit over a deep square leg for a maximum to inspire Tamil Nadu to a thrilling victory.

Earlier, Karnataka posted 151/7 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. Batter Abhinav Manohar scored a maximum of 46 off 37 balls with the help of six boundaries. Praveen Dubey also made a valuable contribution of 33 from 25 deliveries.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

What a win for Tamil Nadu 💪 Sweet revenge for 2019. The most successful team in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history with 3 🏆 The 2021 yellow supremacy continues in white ball T20 cricket #TNvKAR

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) November 22, 2021

What a thriller it was…!! Shahrukh Khan made all the difference. Congratulations TN for successfully defending SMAT. Well played Karnataka, hard luck #SMAT2021 #TNvKAR

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) November 22, 2021

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 @shahrukh_35 @TNCACricket great title defence this 🤩🤩🤩 #TNvKAR #SMATFinal

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 22, 2021

Winning a T20 final with a SIX on the last ball:

India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy 2018 (Dinesh Karthik)
Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka, SMAT 2021-22 (Shahrukh Khan)

No other team won a T20 final by successfully chasing more than two target runs on the last ball. #SMAT2021 #TNvKAR

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 22, 2021

Take a bow ShahRukh Khan 🔥
Epic finish for @TNCACricket Well deserved 🏆 #TNvKAR #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy #ShahRukhKhan

— Vijayakarthikeyan K (@Vijaykarthikeyn) November 22, 2021

Congratulations Tamilnadu 🎉🎉🎉
SHARUKH THE MAN
What a finish 😍😍😍
Unbelievable 🔥🔥🔥#TNvKAR #SMATFinal #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy pic.twitter.com/whGPIoIe3l

— Janagesh (@Janagesh_03) November 22, 2021

Shahrukh Khan – “REMEMBER THE NAME” 😍💛#SyedMushtaqAliT20 #smat2021#TNvKAR #SMATFinal #SMAT21 pic.twitter.com/1qBI9v9cRx

— Simran MSdian 💛 🚁 ™️ (@Simranmsdian_07) November 22, 2021

Tamil Nadu team in domestic cricket :

• Ranji Trophy – 2 titles (1954 & 1987)

• Vijay Hazare Trophy – 5 titles (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2016)

• Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – 3 titles (2006, 2021, 2021)#SMATFinal

— Umakant (@Umakant_27) November 22, 2021

Congratulations Tamilnadu 🎉🎉🎉
SHARUKH THE MAN
What a finish 😍😍😍
Unbelievable 🔥🔥🔥#TNvKAR #SMATFinal #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy pic.twitter.com/yqTmiocwor

— MANOJ KUMAR🇮🇳 (@veeramanoj1992) November 22, 2021